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The Dark Side of the Heart

The Dark Side of the Heart

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Overview

Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?

Directed by Eliseo Subiela
Written by Juan Gelman, Mario Benedetti, Oliverio Girondo
Produced by Roger Frappier
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Top Cast

Darío Grandinetti

Darío Grandinetti

Oliverio

Sandra Ballesteros

Sandra Ballesteros

Ana

Nacha Guevara

Nacha Guevara

Death

André Melançon

André Melançon

Erik

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Gustavo

Mónica Galán

Mónica Galán

Ex-wife

Inés Vernengo

Inés Vernengo

The blind girl

Tito Haas

Tito Haas

The grill cook

Walter Soubrié

Walter Soubrié

Seller

Mario Benedetti

Mario Benedetti

Sailor that recites in German

Themes & Keywords

friendshippoetryeroticismsurrealismsculpturemustachebohemiandeath personifiedwanderingspirañera bed

About The Dark Side of the Heart

The Dark Side of the Heart is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1992 exploring themes of friendship, poetry, eroticism, surrealism, sculpture, mustache. Directed by Eliseo Subiela, it stars Darío Grandinetti, Sandra Ballesteros, Nacha Guevara. Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?

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